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The things I do for my friends…

December 2, 2017 by katie71483 9 Comments

So, gentle reader, the target of my blinding rage this time is not Pattykins. I know. I’m surprised, too. Instead, it was caused by someone I used to think of as one of the best people I know. USED TO. It’s my fault, I suppose. I poked the bear by ranting about refusing to read Darker by E.L. James. It is the fifth installment in the Fifty Shades series, and the second time we’re hearing the story from Christian’s perspective. I know before reading the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: absolute crap, Darker, EL James, katie71483

katie71483's CBR9 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: absolute crap, Darker, EL James, katie71483 ·
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In which Patty and Katie are scarred for life.

June 20, 2015 by PattyKates 14 Comments

Katistasia: Our slogan should be “Reading crap so you don’t have to since 2015.” Oh, friends. We did something SO STUPID. We decided to read EL James’ Grey. It seemed like an excellent opportunity for snark. Evidently I’ve subjected us to 450 pages of lip biting. Pattistasia: I read the acknowledgements and already hate you. Katistasia: Not nearly as much as I hate myself. I NEED TO GOUGE MY EYES OUT. Seriously though, how can you claim to have written this especially for the fans […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: EL James, Grey, katie71483, PattyKates, the other courtney

PattyKates's CBR7 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: EL James, Grey, katie71483, PattyKates, the other courtney ·
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